#gusu lan

[wintertundra-art]

"He has been proper and righteous his whole life, untouched by the corruption of the secular world. The only mistake he has ever made in his life is you!"

[illuminchim]

Character sheet of Lan “You Are Not Qualified to Talk To Me” Zhan 🐰

[luchichufer]

Come back to Gusu with me 🐇🍃

Photocards que formarán parte de la recompensa del Danmei Stamp Rally que se llevará a cabo en la Japan Weekend de Madrid el próximo mes de septiembre!!

[lurkinginnernarrator]

I think Lan Jingyi is important. Specifically in what he represents: In the Cloud Recesses Study Arc we see how stolid the Lan Sect is, and with Lan Wangji's whipping we see how blinded the Lan Sect can be by its own ideals that it forsakes the morality those ideals represent.

When we see Lan Wangji in WWX'S second life we see the change Lan Wangji has initiated in his own clan.

That change is embodied in the one Lan Jingyi.

He's loud, brash, emotive, unfiltered and sometimes rude, all of which are anathema to the Lan Clan's sacred ideals of comportment and image. While Lan Jingyi does get punished for infractions it should be noted that he's never dissuaded from his own nature. There is no alienation of Lan Jingyi from his clan. Lan Jingyi is fully Lan, we don't ever see him excluded and we don't see his relationship to his clan in any interpretable as estranged.

What does that tell us?

It tells us that the Lan Sect is changing. If we went purely on the Lan Sect we see in years prior it would not be surprising to see a character such as Lan Jingyi continually disparaged for his anathemic nature, looked down upon and excluded for his differences and punished for his 'undesirable traits'.

We do not see Lan Jingyi's passion being trained or beaten out of him. Instead, we see that the Lan Sect, especially through Lan Wangji's teachings and reforms, are doing their best to model Morality and Righteousness.

The flourishing existence of Lan Jingyi is a testament to the emendation of Lan Sect values; true righteousness being valued over the appearance of it, benevolence in action instead of in name. Mercy. Grace.

Lan Jingyi is the product of Lan Wangji's reforms and trials.

We see Lan Wangji suffer for his innate passion, punished for it by the hands of his own sect. But we also know Lan Jingyi never will.

Lan Jingyi is a sign of growth.

[yueyie]

LAN Jingyi

[xiixii]

Well, I reread the novels and couldn't help but draw it!! Sorry!!! 😞😖✨😭💖

[madarahime-art]

preparing for full mdzs arts so quick meme sketch last art in 2023

[marshmallowwitharubberband]

Interesting to note that the Lan rule states "Lying is forbidden" (more or less) but not "Be honest always" because the rest of the rules already make it impossible. Actually every Lan is technically lying all the time.

It is forbidden to show excessive emotion, to be rude to others, to let yourself get carried away by hedonism, to make noise... but those rules get overenforced so much that Lan Zhan the "perfect" Lan is regarded as an unfeeling human statue.

And the Lan disciples are not statues, they're humans who feel, who love, hate, envy, grieve, get excited, get disappointed and make mistakes. Yet the rules pretty much prevent them from ever expressing their opinions or emotions freely.

So every Lan is lying by omission most of the time, because they can never say what they truly think.

And I honestly believe that Lan An would be thumping his head into the nearest wall if he saw how his principles have been added to, twisted and reshaped into the self-contradictory and opressing mess that governs the sect.

Which just now ocurred to me would make a nice parallel with another ascetic dude who got their teachings twisted and fanoned as a tool for opression.

Lan An in the afterlife: No, no, that is NOT what I meant with that precept, that is the exact opposite from what I taught you!

Jesus, handing him a cup of wine: Just wait until they make their first Inquisition.

Lan An: Their what?!

[rainydrawstuff]

Who says Lan Wangji is expressionless???

[stegosaurawr]

Zewu Jun doodle page :D

I am going to do some more painterly studies of him forthwith

[elaichichais-blog]

I’m loving this zhuiyi dynamic

Lan Sizhui: Do you hear that singing? It’s so melancholy.

Lan Jingyi clutching his sword: Sizhui. Buddy. Bestie. There is no singing.

Lan Sizhui lighting incense: The priestess asked us to pay our respects.

Lan Jingyi: Sizhui. My guy. The priestess is a skeleton.

Lan Jingyi throwing a brush down: I’m done! If they want me to write this essay, they can read my complaints about it instead!

Lan Sizhui: I could help you if you’d like.

Lan Jingyi: Help?! You’re the reason I look bad in the first place!

[airplanecrashingtowardstheground]

lan xichen is the kid who upon finding a baby bird on the ground goes to put it back in its nest so its mother can find look after it and lan wangji is the kid who picks it up and brings it home because if the baby bird is out of the nest it means its mother is gone

[yueyie]

Lan Jingyi : Am,… I … third wheeling?!!!!

[bbulka]

Family moments~

[xiixii]

just a practice... Lan Wangji the model

[saltyinternetflower]

Dear God what have I gotten into?

I happened to catch some reels of a Chinese drama, and then out of curiosity checked Netflix...

Watched the first episode, didn't grasp much of what's going onscreen, decided to try a few more episodes before DNFing

And I kept watching...

I couldn't stop... It kept me glued and even before I know it, I'm on Episode 23.

The Untamed is a transformative experience!

And how on earth did I miss it before?